Chang'an is good

Soon, a soldier from Xu's army came to report: "General...a large army is coming from the southwest. Look at his military flag, it is the defender of Xuanzhou!"

Hearing this, Xu Zhengye tightened his grip on the sword that had not yet been drawn out of its sheath.

This news was not enough to surprise him, because he had already learned about the military movement in Xuanzhou...

Because of this, he led his army here just in case.

But before this moment, there was still uncertainty in his heart, because he really couldn't think of the reason why Xuanzhou would send troops to rescue Hezhou...

Even at this moment, he was still puzzled—why did Xuanzhou go through this muddy water? !This is not the way Princess Xuan'an behaves at all!
And no matter how he feels, the facts are already in front of him.

The Xuanzhou army quickly approached.

What shocked Xu Zhengye even more was the person who led the army.

The army came from the southwest side and merged into the direction of the Hezhou army, and the leader appeared in everyone's sight. Besides the two generals, there was also a female figure.

The woman riding the horse was wearing armor and hanging sword, and she was wearing a cloak. At this moment, she raised her hand to take off the hood of the cloak, and under the light of the torch, a graceful and stretched face appeared.

Xu Zhengye's face changed slightly: "...the eldest princess?"

Princess Xuan'an actually came in person!

The Eldest Princess has not been out of Xuanzhou for many years, and today she is wearing armor and leading an army to help Hezhou herself!

Xu Zhengye felt that this hardly made sense, or... was there something hidden in it that he didn't know about?
He frowned tightly.

Princess Xuan'an looked at him: "General Xu, it's been a long time."

Looking at that face and hearing this voice, Chang Kuo was no less shocked than Xu Zhengye, he was even taken aback—why did she come here!

Seeing the sudden arrival of reinforcements, Deputy General Jin was excited, and subconsciously looked at the reaction of his own general, but he saw Chang Kuo frowning and staring, his expression was indescribable.

Under careful observation, Vice General Jin only felt that the general's reaction at this time was like his mood when he saw a guest come to his door, but he didn't want to cook and entertain - it's too polite, as long as the things arrive, who else will come? of.

On the other side, Xu Zhengye was trying his best to be calm and probing: "I don't know if Princess Xuan'an led the army to come here in person, what advice do you have?"

Princess Xuan'an sneered: "It's me who should ask General Xu. I stretched out my hand to Hezhou. Have you ever asked my opinion?"

Xu Zhengye frowned slightly: "Xu doesn't understand what the Eldest Princess said, so please make it clear—"

He didn't want to be an enemy of Princess Xuan'an. The identity of the other party was different from that of the ordinary clan princess. She was the first emperor's younger sister. She was favored by his father Emperor Qingfeng when she was young, and she granted Xuanzhou as her fiefdom when she was an adult. .

Among the eighteen prefectures in West Jiangnan Road, Xuanzhou has the most extensive jurisdiction and the largest population under its rule, with more than 12 county households. It is also the most affluent place in West Jiangnan Road.

Moreover, there is no Jiedu Envoy in Jiangnan West Road. Over the years, most of the prefectures have defaulted to Xuanzhou as the leader.

Granting Xuanzhou as a fiefdom for a princess is enough to show how much Emperor Qingfeng loved this daughter. When the late emperor was alive, he also loved this only sister from the same mother very much. Harsh half sentence.

In the eyes of the world, or because of this, Princess Xuan'an has developed such a proud and unscrupulous temperament.

After the death of the first emperor, the throne changed, and the court situation was turbulent for a time. From the establishment of a new monarch and deposed, to the empress's ascension to the throne, countless courtiers and clan children asked the eldest princess to come forward to preside over the overall situation, but they were all rejected by her. .

No matter how turbulent the court situation is, she only lives in Xuanzhou to drink and enjoy herself.

But he has been in Xuanzhou for a long time, and his power is deeply rooted. He is the same as the vassal king, so he should not be underestimated.

Therefore, when the deposed emperor was still in power, he sent a long history to go to Xuanzhou. The name was to share the worries of the eldest princess, but in fact it was to intervene in the internal affairs of Xuanzhou.

But when that long history first arrived in Xuanzhou, he was returned by Princess Xuan'an, who said——The new long history is very ugly, it is hard to swallow, and he also had the heart of running-in, but he vomited three times a day For the sake of life, it is impossible to stay.

The long history was so humiliated that he hanged himself after returning to Beijing to seek death, but he came to take office and hanged himself.

All in all, although the Eldest Princess never asked about court affairs, she never allowed others to touch her bottom line.

Afterwards, when the Empress ascended the throne, she had no objection. Over the years, she and the Empress have adhered to the consensus that well water does not interfere with river water, and they live in peace with each other.

Zong female emperor and party bureaucrats are jealous of her, but she can't find any other faults except for keeping some male favorites, and she has never shown any traces of ambition. Even if she wants to deal with one or two, she can't find a name.

At the beginning of Xu Zhengye's incident, he also thought about wooing the Eldest Princess to join the group. He asked Luo Guanlin to write a letter, which was moved with emotion and reason, sincere and sincere, and sent people to Xuanzhou.

But the other party was actually in front of the messenger, without even looking at it, he lit the letter on the candle and threw it lightly in front of the messenger.

Then, he missed the male favorite by his side and blasted the messenger out.

When Luo Guanlin heard about this, he was very angry, and felt that he had spent a whole night of painstaking effort—the other party even opened it to take a look!Even if he opened it and took a look, he didn't believe that the other party would not be moved!

Therefore, Princess Xuan'an rejected Xu Zhengye first.

But in Xu Zhengye's view, refusal is refusal, which does not mean that the other party will become his enemy - although Princess Xuan'an does not want to work with him, she is not bound to obey the orders of the court and the empress.

Since it was not for the imperial court to attack him, why did he come here today?

What does it mean to "stretch your hand to Hezhou, but have you ever asked her opinion", and Hezhou does not belong to her Jiangnan West Road!
Princess Xuan'an's tone was majestic and cold: "Hezhou is adjacent to my Xuanzhou, and the distance is only a few hundred miles. If you dare to kill and plunder the city in front of my Xuanzhou gate today, how do you know that you will not violate my Xuanzhou's territory in the future?" ?”

She scolded angrily: "General Xu, you must know that beating a dog depends on the neighbors!"

Xu Zhengye: "..."

I have heard a lot about beating dogs to see their owners, but this is the first time I have heard of watching neighbors!
Yun Hui: "..."

Well, as long as you are willing to help, the dog is a dog.

"Xu has always respected the eldest princess, and he is even more loyal to Li's Dasheng. The sun and the moon can learn from each other, so how can he offend Xuanzhou?" force."

Speaking of this, looking at Hezhou's army, he even felt a little heartbroken: "If Hezhou is willing to open the way of righteousness and allow Xu to lead the army into Beijing to help His Royal Highness, how can Xu be willing to hurt innocent people?"

Princess Xuan'an didn't buy it at all, and said with a sneer, "You can just lie to the world with these words, so don't repeat them in front of me."

"I don't care what your calculations are, I only know that since you started the incident, countless refugees have entered my Xuanzhou territory, disturbing the entire south of the Yangtze River!"

Her eyes were full of anger, and the coercion was even more intense: "Besides, Xuanzhou has always been based on business. Because of your wanton chaos, the commercial roads leading from Xuanzhou to various places are almost paralyzed, and the various companies established in Jiangnan You have also been forcibly conscripted and plundered by your army, so far, do you still dare to say that you have never dared to offend Xuanzhou?"

After being scolded all over his head and face, Xu Zhengye's face turned pale, and he could only say: "There may be something wrong with the subordinates, I hope the eldest princess will forgive me, Xu will be strictly restrained in the future..."

Princess Xuan'an's anger remained undiminished: "If you pass through a city, you will lose a city's livelihood. Hezhou is adjacent to our Xuanzhou. Over the years, one-tenth of the paper and ink produced in Xuanzhou have to be sold to the Hezhou area. Now Now that paper and ink are piled up in Xuanzhou City, can you buy them all or eat them?"

"It's time to eat, and I'm full of black water anyway! It's time to eat ink!"

A young girl's voice sounded, and Chang Suining heard it, and saw that it was Li Tong driving a horse from behind.

Li Tong's eyes quickly found Chang Suining, and he hurried over.

Princess Xuan'an has already thrown the last sentence loudly: "You have thought about Huainan Road, if you have this ability, I will follow you whether you fight from Li Yi's men or swim through Chaohu Lake, in short, you want to touch Hezhou. , I will never agree! If you want to fight, then just come and try!"

Xu Zhengye's face darkened.

It seems that Princess Xuan'an is determined to protect the prefecture...

Even though it is a fact about business and wealth, it is too overbearing to talk to him about it under such circumstances!
Soon, some scouts turned back, and the news from the deputy general whispered to him: "General, the scouts have already found out that Princess Xuan'an only brought [-] soldiers and horses..."

According to the lieutenant general, since the opponent has only [-] troops, it is not impossible to fight this battle!
But Xu Zhengye couldn't think so simple.

[-] soldiers and horses are where Xuanzhou has always been assigned to defend the army. No matter how many there are, it will be suspected of hoarding troops privately. What this woman does seems absurd, but she has never been able to find fault...

But this is probably just the surface. She has been operating in Xuanzhou for many years, how can it be as simple as it seems on the surface?
Besides, if he broke his face with them today, it would be tantamount to offending the entire Jiangnan West Road. If a group of people attacked them, how would he deal with them?

Furthermore, the banner that the other party is playing today is not to attack him on behalf of the imperial court, but to come for Xuanzhou's self-interest, not to hinder his great cause. If he becomes an enemy of the other party and spreads the word, wouldn't he support Li's family with him? The name contradicts?

At that time, there will be people who will question his loyalty to the Li family and his true intention to revolt, and he will not be able to explain to those literati, gentry and bureaucrats who sincerely support the Li family...

He can't fight this battle at all!

If you are not careful, your previous efforts will fall short.

Facing Princess Xuan'an's outrageous remarks, the deputy general at the side couldn't bear it anymore, and clasped his fists to ask for instructions: "General...!"

Relying on her surname Li, this slut has a little bit of power in her hands, but she is so rampant, it is really deceiving!
During the confrontation between the two sides, Xu Zhengye suppressed his unwillingness and aggrievedness, and raised his hand to Princess Xuan'an: "Today, I am willing to retreat to Jiangning for the princess and Xuanzhou! I hope the princess can remember today's events, You can understand Xu's loyalty to Li's heart!"

Princess Xuan'an lifted her chin slightly, noncommittal: "General Xu walks slowly and will not see you off."

Xu Zhengye said patiently: "Retreat!"

Even if his subordinates were dissatisfied, they did not dare to refute and could only follow suit.

When Xu Zhengye turned his horse's head, his face sank like water and his eyes were dark.

Today he is thinking about the overall situation, so he takes a step back for now... In the future, when he achieves great success, he must first tear the fat of Xuanzhou!

Xu's army retreated like water.

"Don't worry, they don't dare to come again!" Li Tong turned his head and said to the Hezhou soldiers.

All the soldiers seemed to have regained their senses at this point, and finally someone cheered loudly.

Chang Kuo ordered the army to return to the city.

Behind the army, the city gate opened wide.

Soldiers who dealt with the aftermath found familiar companions from the snowdrifts and mountains of corpses, and brought them back with tears.

The snow is too heavy tonight, and the comrades who died in the battle cannot find their way home.

The lights in the city are brightly lit, waiting for the soldiers to return triumphantly. The lights of hundreds of families radiate warm colors in the snow. There is joy after retreating from the enemy, the joy of having their homeland saved, and unspeakable sadness.

Chang Sui Ning immediately turned his head to see the distant battlefield behind him, just like after countless battles in the past.

It is easy to start a war, but it is very difficult to repair the damaged city and people's hearts after the war.

Hezhou City was both unfortunate and fortunate, unfortunately, to be involved in this unwarranted disaster caused by other people's ambitions. Fortunately, it still has the opportunity to recuperate and rebuild.

When Chang Suining was looking at the battlefield behind him, Chang Kuo was also looking at her.

Chang Kuo's eyes were sore, and a clear and curious voice suddenly sounded in his ears: "You are General Chang!"

Chang Kuo looked over and asked after thinking, "Are you..."

The girl who was immediately wrapped in fox fur had bright eyes: "My name is Li Tong!"

Chang Kuo let out an "oh" and suddenly said, "It's you, you've grown so big!"

The little girl looked very pleasing to the eye.

Probably because she doesn't look like her mother.

Li Tong stared at him: "Have you seen me?"

Chang Kuo looked forward, as if thinking: "It seems to be, maybe I saw it somewhere... I can't remember!"

Li Tong grinned: "I know you, I often hear my mother mentioning you!"

Chang Kuo raised his thick eyebrows imperceptibly: "Is that so..."

tell me the story?

Just as Li Tong was about to continue, he heard his mother's displeased voice calling from the side: "Li Tong, come here!"

Li Tong responded, and drove his horse to Princess Xuan'an.

Chang Kuo: "...!"

Why did you mention him, but leave after talking!
He squinted at Princess Xuan'an.

Chang Suining also drove his horse and followed Li Tong to the Princess Dachang, and thanked Princess Dachang.

At the beginning, she wrote the letter to the Eldest Princess, Xuanzhou was close to Hezhou, so there was enough time, and the identity of the Eldest Princess Xuan'an was naturally suppressed by Xu Zhengye, so she was the best candidate.

So she chose to borrow troops from the opponent.

She used this good fate as soon as it was formed. Although it was thanks to her elder brother, the other party was willing to send troops and came here in person, which made her really grateful.

"...Look at your injuries, don't talk anymore, if you have something to say, you can talk about it when you go back!" The Eldest Princess Xuan'an looked at Chang Suining with distressed eyes.

Seeing Sister Chang like this, Li Tong also sighed. She wanted to say, why don't she stay in the city and go to the battlefield in person, but she couldn't say it when she thought of the tragic appearance everywhere she saw.

Even though she couldn't imagine it, Sister Chang was not related to Hezhou City, how could she do such a thing for the city?

But she also suddenly realized that in this world, there are really people who live and die for others, regardless of their own life and death.

If it was said that she just liked it before, now such a sister Chang is worthy of her admiration.

Li Tong, who rarely left Xuanzhou and had never seen such righteousness with his own eyes, felt such a touch for the first time.

Snowflakes fell on her eyelashes, and her eyes felt a little dry. She took off the fox fur, and wrapped it up for Chang Suining without any explanation.

Chang Suining said it would stain her fur coat, she covered Chang Suining's hood tightly with red eyes, and said with a smile: "It is an honor to be stained with the blood of a hero."

Princess Xuan'an said: "The ancestral grave of the Chang family is really smoking."

He was clearly born as a reckless man in the mountains, but to have such a pair of good sons and daughters, and to have her treat each other differently even though she was blind, wouldn't it be a smoke?
It's been so many years since the green smoke has been rising, and his family's ancestral grave must be very tired.

Chang Kuo squinted at them talking here, and shouted like Princess Xuan'an did just now: "Ning Ning, come here!"

Princess Xuan'an glanced sideways and snorted slightly.

Chang Suining drove his horse back and asked, "What's wrong?"

Chang Kuo suddenly shuddered: "...!"

Sorry, this reunion is between Lao Chang and the eldest princess... Do you miss Xiao Cui so much!

However, country is more important than beauty (Xiao Cui wait a moment, make up for it later hehe)
Update 4300 words today, good night!